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Legendary
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 Mann's
Chinese Theatre – Walk in the footsteps of the famous at the Mann's
Chinese Theatre. Everyone loves comparing feet with Harrison Ford, Shirley
Temple, Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams, and Star Wars' R2D2 or C3PO. |
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But
don't just stay outside: The theater is worth exploring, with its
huge dragon winding across the front and two huge Chinese stylized dogs
at the entrance. The lobby is wonderfully ornate: Asian murals, statues,
gongs and tons of red and gold decor. Inside, there are several screens
(the main theatre holds over 2,000) showing whatever's the latest movie. |
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El
Capitan Theatre – Across the street from Mann's is the El Capitan Theatre,
owned by Disney. The theatre is stunningly beautiful, with hand painted
wall murals and incredible detail everywhere. If you only have time to catch
one kids' movie, go here. Featuring Disney/ Touchstone releases (new and
classic), you get a lot more than the movie: ushers in gold braid seat you
while a live organist plays movie scores. Before the film, you get a live
show, featuring Disney characters. Don't miss the display of Disney memorabilia
downstairs from the lobby. |
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Tip: This is very popular with locals and tourists
alike, buy your tickets ahead of time! |
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The
Egyptian Theatre – The Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard was
built in 1922, the heyday of grand movie palaces and took its Egyptian theme
from King Tut's tomb (discovered that year). Recently, it's been renovated
to recapture that elegance, with the the best in current technology. Tour
the theater, and get a backstage look at this legendary movie palace. |
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Walk of Fame – Take a walk among the stars. The sidewalks along Hollywood Boulevard near
Mann's Chinese Theatre are sprinkled with bronze stars in a stretch known
as the "Walk of Fame." Where else could you find Snow White and
Mickey Mouse (6900 block Hollywood Boulevard), Woody Woodpecker and Bugs
Bunny (7000 block) within a few feet of each other? And, don't forget Thomas
Edison (6700 block), the inventor of the motion picture camera. |
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Hollywood Traditions – |
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The
Guinness World of Records Museum – At the Guinness, you'll see displays from awesome to bewildering, and
a special section about Hollywood. Mickey Mouse holds the record for receiving
the most fan mail of any star. |
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Hollywood
Wax Museum – Rub
elbows with the famous at the Wax Museum on Hollywood Blvd. The Wax Museum
does have figures from history and sports but the obvious emphasis here
is on "show biz" stars. Don't miss displays like the entire cast
of the "Wizard of Oz," and your favorite characters from "Star
Wars" and "Star Trek." |
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Tip: You can get a discount pass for both the Wax Museum and The Guinness World
of Records Museum. Or, both museums are free with the Go Los Angeles Card. |
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The Hollywood Entertainment Museum is filled with interactive exhibits,
videos, original sets from TV favorites like "Star Trek"
a "back lot tour," and displays that show how a film is edited. Don't miss the large scale model of Hollywood at its peak. |
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Hollywood Farmers' Market – On Sunday mornings, local families go to the large open-air street
market on Ivar Ave.(one block west of Vine St.). Sample of the bounty of
locally grown fruits and vegetables, nuts and dates, cheeses, breads and
baked goods, homemade lemonade and bags of popcorn. Stop to listen to street
musicians, drumming, fiddling and strumming away. A real neighborhood event,
it's a great way to experience the diversity of Los Angeles. The market
is located on Ivar and Selma Avenues, between Hollywood and Sunset Blvds.
8:30am -1:00pm. |
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Homes
of the Stars – Depending on how crazy you are about celebrities, you might want to take
a tour. There are bus tours lasting up to two hours where you're
driven by both past and present "star" homes and there are trolley
tours that drive you past local sites. But for just a buck or so, you
can buy a "Map to the Homes of the Stars" and make your
own tour up as you go! |
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Brand-new
adventures of fizzy, fun-loving Eloise in Hollywood. Accompanied
by Nanny (plus her dog and turtle), Eloise takes Hollywood by storm,
pushing all the buttons in her chauffeur-driven limo, scribbling
her name in cement, and making waves on the movie set. Eloise is
back! (Picture book)
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Sock
Monkey has been nominated as Best Supporting Toy in a motion picture.
But before he can go to Hollywood for the Oswald Awards, Sock
Monkey has to get clean. His friends treat him to a celebrity
bath before Sock Monkey walks down the red carpet. (Picture book)
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Try
to find Waldo and his dog Woof, Wenda, the wizard, the bad guy Odlaw,
and a bunch of Waldo-Watchers on Hollywood film sets – a silent movie, wild west adventure, musical extravaganza, scenes
packed with musketeers, spacemen, dinosaurs and more. (Picture book)
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